Sobremesa
A Nicaraguan line blended by Steve Saka for Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
- Family
- Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
- Made in
- Nicaragua
- Factory
- Joya de Nicaragua factory, Estelí, Nicaragua
- Lines here
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The story of Sobremesa
Sobremesa is a cigar line from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, whose founder and co-owner is Steve Saka. Saka is identified as the blender of the Sobremesa Tapa Negra.
Sobremesa Brûlée was announced for debut at the 87th Annual Convention of the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association in Las Vegas, held from June 28 through July 2, 2019.
The later Sobremesa Tapa Negra was built upon the Brûlée blend. Handcrafted at the Joya de Nicaragua factory in Estelí, it combines an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade body wrapper with Nicaraguan Sun Grown tobacco over the cap and shoulder.
Moments that made the house
- 2019
Sobremesa Brûlée debut announced
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust announced Brûlée for debut at the IPCPR convention in Las Vegas from June 28 through July 2.
How they make them
Sobremesa Tapa Negra is hand-rolled with long filler at the Joya de Nicaragua factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. It uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper over the cigar’s body, Nicaraguan Sun Grown tobacco on the cap and shoulder, a Mexican San Andrés binder and Nicaraguan long-fillers.
Things most people don't know
- Dual-wrapper design
- Tapa Negra uses Nicaraguan Sun Grown tobacco on the cap and shoulder and Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade over the body.
- Named blender
- Steve Saka is identified as the blender of Sobremesa Tapa Negra.
- Tapa Negra format
- The Toro measures 6 x 52 and is sold in boxes of 13.
- Blend foundation
- Sobremesa Tapa Negra was built upon the Sobremesa Brûlée blend.
Sobremesa up close


